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Our Consumer fact sheets cover the following topics:

  • Finance & Work
  • Household Insects
  • Housing
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    Family - Children/Youth
    8.501 Diapering Your Baby PDF
    10.204 Selecting a Child-Care Facility PDF
    10.213 Preventing Youth and Adult Suicide PDF
    10.216 Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Abuse PDF
    10.220 Helping Babies Learn PDF
    10.225 Child Restraint in Automobiles PDF
    10.230 Learning Disabilities PDF
    10.246 Back-to-School PDF
    10.248 Children's Anger and Tantrums PDF

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    Family - Elderly
    9.913 Safer Housing for the Elderly PDF
    10.231 Caregiver Characteristics PDF
    10.233 Alzheimer's Disease PDF
    10.234 Parkinson's Disease PDF
    10.239 Grandparents: Styles and Satisfactions PDF
    10.241 Grandparents: As Parents PDF
    10.242 Preventing Falls in the Elderly PDF
    10.243 Age-Related Changes in Memory PDF
    10.244 Age-Related Changes in Hearing PDF
    10.245 Age-Related Changes in Vision PDF
    10.254 Frauds That Target Older Adults PDF

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    Family - Relationships
    10.201 Farming, Ranching: Health Hazard or Opportunity? PDF
    10.208 Happier Holidays PDF
    10.213 Youth and Suicide PDF
    10.214 Transitions and Changes: Practical Strategies PDF
    10.215 Transitions and Changes: Who Copes Well? PDF
    10.217 Ranching and Farming With Family Members PDF
    10.236 Dealing With Our Anger PDF
    10.237 Dealing With Others' Anger PDF
    10.238 Dealing With Couples' Anger PDF
    10.249 10 Tips for Successful Family Meetings PDF
    10.253 Evaluating Family Life Web Sites PDF
    10.255 Managing Stress During Tough Times PDF
    10.256 Making Decisions and Coping Well with Drought PDF

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    Finance and Work
    XCM-211 Cost of Living Differences in Colorado PDF
    XCM-227 Income Inequality in Colorado PDF
    9.101 How Property Passes at Death PDF
    9.102 Estate Planning for Parents of Young Children PDF
    9.139 Credit: Getting Started and Staying on Track PDF
    9.140 Credit: What Are Your Choices? PDF
    9.141 Credit Reports PDF
    9.144 Credit Cards PDF
    9.147 Credit: Consumer Rights and Responsibilities PDF
    9.150 Putting 4-H Experience On Your Resume PDF
    9.151 Tips for a Successful Interview PDF
    9.152 Long-Term Care Insurance PDF
    9.153 Completing Applications and References PDF
    9.154 Finding and Keeping Your First Job PDF
    9.160 Federal Minimum Wage PDF
    9.161 Overtime Pay PDF
    9.162 Payroll Taxes PDF
    9.163 Colorado Unemployment Insurance PDF
    9.164 Child Labor PDF

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    Household Insects
    5.501 Insect Pests of Home-Stored Foods PDF
    5.502 Flies in the Home PDF
    5.505 Clover and Other Mites of Turfgrass PDF
    5.512 Spiders in the Home PDF
    5.518 Ants in the Home PDF
    5.525 Nuisance Wasps and Bees PDF
    5.526 Mosquito Management PDF
    5.532 Termites PDF
    5.533 European Earwigs PDF
    5.549 Carpet Beetles PDF
    5.551 Root Weevils PDF
    5.552 Millipedes, Centipedes and Sowbugs PDF
    5.553 Cockroaches PDF
    5.554 Carpenter Ants PDF
    5.563 Firewood and House Log Insects PDF
    5.572 Moths in the Home PDF
    5.574 Bat Bugs and Bed Bugs PDF
    5.595 Managing Houseplant Pests PDF
    5.597 Miller Moths PDF
    5.598 Indian Meal Moth PDF
    5.599 Clothes Moths: Identification and Control in the Home PDF
    5.600 Fleas and Plague PDF
    5.602 Springtails PDF
    5.604 Pigeon Tremex Horntail and the Giant Ichneumon Wasp PDF
    5.605 Western Widow Spider PDF

    Housing
    XCM179 Protecting Your Private Well PDF
    6.700 Private Wells for Home Use PDF
    9.529 Home Adaptations for the Disabled PDF
    9.533 Stretching Decorating Dollars PDF
    9.534 Art and Antiques as Investments PDF
    9.535 Selecting Carpet for Your Home PDF
    9.536 Selecting Upholstered Furniture for Your Home PDF
    9.538 Lead-Based Paint in Homes PDF
    9.903 Renting: Security Deposits PDF
    9.904 Renting: Leases PDF
    9.905 Renting: Evictions and Landlord Liens PDF
    9.906 Renting: Location, Selection and Roommates PDF
    9.913 Safe Housing for the Elderly PDF
    9.936 The Sun-Tempered Superinsulated House PDF
    9.937 Buying Your First Home PDF
    9.938 Improving Air Quality in Your Home PDF
    9.939 Preventing Carbon Monoxide Problems PDF
    9.952 Water Conservation In and Around the Home PDF
    9.953 Radon in the Home PDF
    10.610 Energy conservation in the home PDF

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